Maurice bebcovici



M. BERCOVICI.

COMBINED MATCH Amp TOOTHPICK.

APPLICATION flLED Nov. 4, 1916.

tented June 21 1921. i9: 5.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAURICE IBERBOVICI, OF BOTOSANI, .ROUMAITIA.

COMBINED MATGH'AND TOOTHIPIGK.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 21, 1921.

Application filed November 4, 1916. Serial No. 129,528.

. To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MAURICE BERCOVICI, asub'ect of the Emperor of Austria, residing at otosani, Roumania, CaleaNationala 213, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCombined Matches and Toothpicks, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an arrangement for enabling one to easily carryalong matches and tooth-picks in a packing partof this specification andin which similar letters of reference relate to corresponding partsthrou houty the several views, two modes of execution of'the inventionsobject are represented.

Figure 1 is a front view of a single strip showing the combinedarrangement of toothpicks andfn atches in one form of execution.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the strip illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective showing of said strip in combination with itspacking or wrapper.

Fig; 4 represents in a front view a modified form of a strip. carryingtooth-picks and matches according to my invention.

Fig-J5 is a perspective view of the strip of Fig. 4 in combination withits packing or wrapper.

In the two modes of execution of my invention the common feature is thatfrom a thin strip (1 preferably consisting of white or other suitablewood .both the tooth-picks b and the matches 0 are cut out. Further,

in the figures the tooth-picks and matchesare shown as being arranged intwo rows, but of course the arrangement may also be such that thetooth-picks and matches form one single row or several rows.

According to the form of invention represented in the Figs. l-3 thetooth-picksw or wrapper. -To this purpose I preferably and the matches 0are cut, stamped, or

punched longitudinally out of the strip a which is folded in its middle'(Fig. 2) in order to form two rows 0 combined toothpicks and matches.

In the arrangement shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the tooth-picks and matchesare cut or stamped out transversely in the wood-strip a which iscorrespondingly folded in its middle so as to form two rows of combinedtooth-pinks and matches.

Of course, the cutting out and folding of the combined tooth-picks andmatches may 4 at option be effected in the transversal or in thelongitudinal direction of the wood fibers,

Moreover, the superposed rows or groups of combined tooth-picks andmatches instead of being manufactured by using one single wood strip amay also be formed of several wood strips connected together by means ofan adhesive (glue or the like) or in another suitable manner. Ifdesired, said rows may also besimply fastened in a suitable way to thepacking or wrapper d by means of an adhesive or in any other way.

The parts a indicated by dotted lines of the wood strip a may also beprovided with incisions or indentations of small depth so as to enablethe tooth-picks b and the matches 0 to be more easily torn away from thewood strip a. However, these incisions or indentations are notabsolutely necessary.

Owing to the above described arrangement it is possible to pull off fromthe strlp a a little piece of wood provided at one end with an ignitinghead like the usual matches and having the other end pointed like atoothpick. If desired, a match and a toothpick may also be torn awayseparately, and at different times. I i

For disinfection the points of the toothpicks may be impregnated withtincture of iodin or the like.

The flat packing D for the combined toothpicks and matches consists of awrapper made of paper, card-board or any other suitable 'material. Thelower flap 7 of said wrapper may be provided with a slit k for Yreceiving the tongue 71 of the upper closing fla or cover and. also witha prepared surface m for igniting the matches.

In Fig. 3. the points of the tooth-picks are covered or overlapped bysaid flap f, in Fig. 5 by a lateral flap 9, so as to protect said pointsagainst dust or the 'like.

By'the combined arrangement of toothpicks and matches in a foldable flatpacking or wrapper according to the present invention it is notnecessary to carry along both objects separately; On the contrary, onlyone packing or casing is sufiicient which does not need to be muchlarger than the known flat packing for matches. In this way the carryingalong of such a packing answering for two purposes is very convenient.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States is 1. As a new article ofmanufacture a ,package of combined matches and toothpicks, comprisingtwo' overlying and connected portions, each portion having a pluralityof separable members, both ends of which are free, one end being pointedand the other end provided with an igniting substance.

2. Asa new article of manufacture a package of combined matches andtooth picks, comprising a thin strip of wood and the other endterminating short of the ends of the members of the other portion.

In witness whereof I have-hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

MAURICE BERCOVICI.

Witnesses RAYMOND J. WHITNEY, H. ABs'rENDER.

